Wardrobe.



No. 784,021. PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905. W. G. ANDERSON.

WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED un. 16. 1904.

a smnTs-sHEnT .1.

0| s s m u g A .lll N m y N d M Il 6 IM. Z w ||I|l M /M ....f y B Illlllllillll Witnesses:

filllllllllll PATENTED MAR. 7, 1905.

W. G. ANDERSON.

WARDRUBE.

APPLIUATION FILED IAB.. 1e. 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEBT 2'.

Witnesses:

No. 784,021. PATENTE-D MAR. 7, 1905.

W. G. ANDERSON..

WARDROBE.

APPLIUATION FILED HAB. 16, 1904.

s sHBBTs-SHBBT a.

.m mw@ Inventor Attorreys no. renner.

rrn

Patented March 7, 1905.'

rricn.

W ALhElt GREEN ANDERSON, OF '.l(.).RON'l`(.), CANADA.

WARDRGIBE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. "784,021, dated March 7, 1905.

Application filed March 16, 1901il Serial No. 198,344.

.To (all whom, t 'llflffr/,l/ colte/irrt:

Be it known that I, WALKER GREEN AN- DnnsoN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at the city o'f'Toronto, county of York, in the Province oll Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vardrobes; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description. of the invention, such as will enable others skilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wardrobes; and my object is to provide a convenient arrangement for supporting a number oi garments in such a manner that they would be usually disposed within a cabinet or closet, but could be readily brought into view, so that any garment desired could be readily removed.

The principal object of the invention has been to simplify the construction, so as to make the apparatus as convenient and light as possible.

The invention consists in the construction. and combination of parts to be more 'fully described hereinafter and definitely set lorth in the claims.

In the drawings, which 'fully illustrate my invention, Figure l is a perspective representing a wardrobe constructed according to my invention, a cabinet constituting a part ol." the wardrobe being represented as partly in section, so as to disclose the construction o'i the garment-support. In this view the garment-support is represented in its folded position. F1g.21s a view verysunilar to Fig. 1, but representing the garmentsupport in an extended position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the garment-support, the adjacent portions of the cabinet being represented in section, as will appear. Fig. 4 represents the garment-support substantially in plan, the view being a horizontal section taken through the cabinet ust above the garment-support. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a perspective representing a socket-plate, a pair of which are used in conjunction with the support. Fig. S is a perspective of a saddle, a pair o'l which are used in the construction olf' the support.,

Throughout the drawings and specilieation the same numerals of reference denote like parts.

Referring more particularly to the parts, l represents a cabinet or closet provided with. doors 2. Within this cabinet there are provided a plurality oi garnlent-supports 3, there being one oi. these disposed behind each door, so as to 'facilitate the .iiispeetion or removal oi the garments.

As shown .most clearly in Fig. 3, cach of the garment-supports I3 comprises a truss fl, which is disposed in a substantially hori- Zontal position .in the upper portion. ol` the cabinet. The body ol" this truss is composed ol' a-tlat bar or rail 5, the extreniities whereofl are received in sockets (i, formed on the Vtace of plates 7, which plates are attached, respectively, to the forward and rear walls 8 and 9 oit the cabinet. The socket-plates 7 are oi'lset `forwardly, so as to Atorni recesses l0, as shown, and at these recesses the plates are provided with. openings lll, which receive the extremities of tie-rods or braces l2, which have threaded extremities upon which nuts 13 are mounted, the said nuts being received in the recesses l0, as shown. The openings 1]. aforesaid are preferably disposed near the upper portieri ot the socketplates, and the tie-rods .l2 are preferably disposed, as shown, extending downwardly toward their middle portion, near which point they are received, respectively, in mouths le, formed in the sides oi a saddle l5. This saddle is placed upon the .lower edge of the rail or bar 5, as indicated, and is provided with a centrally-disposed socket 16, which receives the rail., as shown.

Beneath the truss t there is su} )ported an extension-bar 17, the construction ol" which is very similar to the construction ol" the truss a. It comprises a body or i'lat bar 18,

to the extremities ol" which socket-heads 19 are attached, to which soclxzet-heads oppositely-disposed tie-rods or braces 20 are attached, as shown, nuts 2l and threaded. sockets 1Q being used in this connection, which perform. the same functions .as the nuts 13 described above. It should be stated, however, that thepoint of attachment of the tie-rods 20 to the socket-heads is depressed, so that the tie-rods 20 incline upwardly toward their middle, near which point they are received by a saddle 15a, similar to the saddle 15 described.

The extension-bar 17 has rigidly attached thereto hangers 22 and 22a, which consist of oppositely-disposed 'Hat metal pieces carrying rollers 23, rotatably mounted between them, the said rollers being adapted to roll upon the upper and lower edges of the bar 5, as will be readily understood. Hangers 24 and 24, which are similar to those just described, are employed for supporting a main bar 25, upon which the garments may be hung in the usual manner. The hangers 22 and 22L are preferably attached to the extension-bar 17, respectively at the rear extremity and the middle point of the bar, and the hangers 24 and 2A!DLV are attached at similar positions to the main bar25. ln conjunction with the hanger 24 a pair of rollers 26 are employed, disposed so as to run upon the upper and lower edges of the bar 18; but in connection with the hanger 24 there is only one roller 27, the same being disposed above and adapted to run upon the upper edge of the bar, as will be readily understood. Likewise with the hanger 22a there is but one roller employed, the saine rolling upon the upper edge of the bar 5.

The main bar 25 is formed with a centrally-disposed member 28, which consists of a flat bar of somewhat greater width than the bars 5 and 18, referred to above. To

this member 28 the hangers 24 and 24a are attached, the members constituting these hangers being attached on opposite sides of the bar, vas will appear. To the sides of the member 28 wooden strips 29 are attached, the same being of such form that the bar 25 becomes ysubstantially round after they have been applied. The outer extremity of the main bar 25 carries a metal cap 30,. adapted to be seized with ones hand in order to extend the garment-support or return the same to its normal unextended position.

In order to reduce the frictional force which might occur due to the contact between the hangers and the lateral surfaces of the bars 5 and 18, the members constituting the said hangers are provided with openings, in which vertically-disposed friction-rollers 3l are received, the said rollers having trunnions 32 at the extremities thereof, the same being received in sockets 33 on the inner faces of the members, as shown.

The bar 5 preferably inclines upwardly from its middle portion toward its outer extremity, while the bar 18 preferably inclines downwardly between its middle portion and its outer extremity, from which arrangement it results that the main bar 25 will move outwardly upon the extension-bar 17 before the extension-bar will move outwardly upon the truss member, and this arrangement is advantageous, for the reason that frequently a partial extension resulting from the movement of the main bar alone would be suflicient to enable the desired garment to be removed from the garment-support. The upward inclination of the outer extremity of the truss-bar 5 tends also to return the extension-bar 17 toward its normal unextended position, and this tendency is considered advantageous, as it operates to maintain the passage-way or floor-space in front of the cabinets unobstructed, so as to allow persons to pass freely.

l/Vhile it would be found impracticable to bend tubular members so as to incline their extremities in the manner just described, such an operation may readily'be effected upon the flat bars 5 and 18, and although these bars would normally not be of sufficient rigidity to maintain the load upon them they are adequately braced and reinforced by the brace-rods 12 and 20, so that the entire structure is inexpensive and at the same time sufficient in strength and neat in appearance.

Vhile I have shown in the accompanying drawings the preferred form of my invention, it will be understood that l do not limit myself to the precise form shown, for many of the details may be changed in form or position without affecting the operativeness or utility of my invention, and l therefore reserve the right to make all such modifications as are included within the scope of the following claims or of mechanical equivalents to the structures set forth.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A garment-support comprising a substantially horizontal flat bar, a saddle disposed upon said bar between the extremities thereof, and brace-rods secured near the extremities of said bar and received by said saddle.

2. A garment-support comprising a substantially horizontal llat bar, socket-plates' adapted to be fixed to supports and receiving the extremities of said bar, a saddle having a socket received in the edge of said bar near the middle portion of the same, and tierods passing over said saddle and having their extremities secured to said sockets.

3. A garment-support comprising a substantiallyhorizontal bar, socket-plates adapted to be fixed to supports and having sockets receiving the extremities of said bar, a saddle disposed upon said bar, brace-rods passing over said saddle and passing through said socket-plates at their extremities, and nuts mounted upon said extremities behind said socket-plates.

IOO

IOS

IIO

"feroci 4f. In a garment-support, in combination, a xed member constituting a truss, an extension-bar supported upon said iixed member and adapted to move longitudinally thereupon, said fixed member having an edge inclined to the horizontal. toward one extremity.

5. ln a garment-support, in combination, a [ixed member constituting a truss, an extension-bar therebelow, means iior supporting garments below said extension-bar, said .lixed .member having an. edge inclining upwardly toward the outer extremity thereof, and rollers rolling upon said edge and sup porting said extensiorrbar.

6. ln a garlnent-support, in combination, a .[ixed member constituting a truss, an extension-bar supported therebelow, a main bar supported from said extension-bar and adapted to have garments hung thereupon, rollers supporting said extension-bai. and said main bar and rolling respectively upon the upper edges of said iirst bar and said extension-bar, the upper edge of said iirst bar inclining lupwardly toward the outer extremity of the same, the upper edge olf-said extension-bar incl in ing downwardly toward the extremity thereof.

7. .ln a garment-support, .in combination, a substantially ilat bar,'constituting a support, hangers having rollers and supported upon said bar, means for supportiiig garments upon said hangers, a member disposed upon said bar near the middle portion thereof, and tie-rods received by said mem* ber and having their extremities secured near theextremities of said bar, said rods being disposed. on opposite sides of said. hangers.

8. ln a garment-support, in combination, a substantially f'lat bar constituting a support, members attached to the ends oi said bar, a saddle received by one edge of said. bar near the middle portion thereof, tie-rods engaging said saddle and having their extremities attached to said. members, said tie-rods being attached to said. members at points out of alinement with their points oit engagement with said saddle.

9. In. a garment-support, a ixed support ing-bar, a plurality of longitudinally-.inovable bars attached thereto, a saddle disposed upon the said lixed bar between the extrenii ties thereof, brace-rods secured near the extreinities of said lixed bar and received by said saddle; the said lixed bar having an. edge inclined to the horizontal toward one extremity.

ln. witness whereof .l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

lt. L. SnwuLL, A.. IC. Mnimnn. 

